An investigation shows TrustCor Systems, used by Chrome, Safari, and Firefox as a root certificate authority, has connections to US intel and law enforcement — TrustCor Systems vouches for the legitimacy of websites. But its physical address is a UPS Store in Toronto.
As Twitter's problems mount, Elon Musk is on pace to tweet over 750 times in November, or more than 25 times a day, up from around 13 per day in April — The new owner of Twitter has embarked on a tweeting spree to push back, spar and justify his actions. — Ryan Mac, who is based in Los Angeles …
Indonesia-based PT Global Digital Niaga, which owns e-commerce group Blibli, raised ~$509M in Jakarta's second-largest IPO in 2022, after GoTo's $1.1B April IPO — PT Global Digital Niaga, the owner of Indonesia's e-commerce group Blibli, ended its first day of trade unchanged …
Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis plans to ban selling spyware after his government was accused of surveillance, resulting in a judicial investigation — Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced the ban after a news report claimed that he had directed the use of spyware …
FTX's FTT drops 19%+ to ~$18 as investors fear possible contagion from the collapse of FTX-linked Alameda; Nansen shows FTX outflows reached $450M+ — FTT has declined nearly 20% over the course of an hour, with Solana's SOL down 17% and Serum's SRM off 10%.
Take-Two reports Q2 bookings up 53% YoY to $1.5B, below $1.55B estimates, and revises FY 2023 bookings down to $5.5B; stock drops 17%+ — Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. reduced its annual forecast for net bookings in the wake of an industrywide spending slowdown, particularly in mobile gaming.
Unity, which makes the eponymous game engine, merges with adtech company ironSource in a $4.4B all-stock deal; Unity stock is down ~75% YTD and ironSource ~50% — Unity's proposed merger with IronSource has formally concluded, with the two companies coming together to create an end …
Research: Russia reactivates its troll and bot networks on Gab, Parler, and other platforms, seeking to influence the US midterms and erode support for Ukraine — Researchers have identified a series of Russian information operations to influence American elections and, perhaps, erode support for Ukraine.
Sources: Apple expects to produce at least 3M fewer iPhone 14 handsets than anticipated in 2022, aiming to make 87M or fewer, primarily due to softer demand — Apple Inc. expects to produce at least 3 million fewer iPhone 14 handsets than originally anticipated this year, according to people familiar with its plans.
Internal post and sources: Twitter is delaying rolling out verification checkmarks to Blue subscribers until November 9, the day after the US midterm elections — Users and employees had raised concerns that Elon Musk's plan to give check marks to those who paid a monthly fee could be misused to sow discord.
An investigation details India's “hack-for-hire” industry that helps global corporate intelligence clients target businesses, journalists, and politicians — In a quiet alcove of the opulent Leela Palace hotel in Delhi, two British corporate investigators were listening intently …
New York Times : Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry ...
